Whale Shark Encounter: Swim with Gentle Giants

Swim with whale sharks and learn from marine biologists. Experience the ocean’s gentle giants up close and gain fascinating insights into their world.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Playa SN-C RESTAURANT BAR LA COSTA - Dive into an extraordinary whale shark swimming adventure with a small group of 4 to 10 participants. Only 5 individuals will be in the water at a time, enjoying up to 30 minutes with each whale shark. An experienced guide will accompany you, ensuring a memorable experience while respecting these magnificent…
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • Wetsuits
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Dive into the extraordinary as you witness the serene beauty of whale sharks gracefully swimming in their natural habitat. What makes our activity truly special:
Gentle Giants: Encounter the world’s largest fish species, the whale shark, known for their peaceful and majestic presence in the ocean. As you swim alongside these gentle giants, you’ll be…

Location
Playa SN-C RESTAURANT BAR LA COSTA
Playa
Please be on time as the whale shark schedule is strict. At the end of the street " Antonio Navarro" you will go on the marina on your left when you look at the sea, it has a restaurant called La Costa. I will be waiting for you in the entrance of the marina.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Pioneer504491
Jan 5, 2025
Great family adventure - Our family had a great time being up close with whale sharks. Our guide Pablo did a great job explaining the biological background as well as what to expect during the swim.
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Lauraro3652ij
Jan 2, 2025
Fabulous experience - Highly recommend this company from communication with Hamsa beforehand to the whale shark experience and GoPro video sent to us afterward. It was all super professional and they made it easy and fun. We had six people (3 adults and 3 kids) in our party and three of us swam with the whale sharks and three stayed on the boat. We were the only group on our boat and it was clean and comfortable. All of us enjoyed Pablo’s knowledge of these magnificent animals and Captain Joel kept it interesting for those who did not get in the water. We even saw humpback whales breaching in the distance from the boat on our way back to the marina! We already booked another boat tour with Hamsa before we leave La Paz.
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Jeffrb7223oc
Jan 1, 2025
Whale sharks - This was a great family experience and we were so grateful for the thoughtful and attentive way Fabian and Jose ran our boat. My wife was a tad panicked when she first hit the water and Fabian took her hand and was wonderful. Great experience overall
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Joelty9895mz
Dec 31, 2024
Great team - Careful team. Smiling captain and competent guide who speaks in impeccable English. The guide ensures that whale sharks feed peacefully while allowing us to get as close as possible to these amazing animals. What big animals! That's impressive. I wanted to make an excursion to Isla Espiritu Santo with this same agency but there was no availability pcq I went late. I asked the owner if he could refer me to another tour operator and he managed to find me a boat that is not usually part of his fleet. Really, Hamza is super caring. All good words for this agency.
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Dusan_k
Dec 29, 2024
Great tour! - Whale shark tour: great tour with really nice, patient and knowledgeable guide Marru and captain Joel. Saw multiple sharks in the bay and swam with one up- close!
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Marijourneys
Dec 29, 2024
Awesome family adventure - It was a great day out on the water! We got to swim so close to the whale shark but maintained the safe distance. We appreciated the care that Pablo took to explain the rules to take care of the sharks and the people! The videos were a bonus we didn’t expect!
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744dusank
Dec 29, 2024
Great tour! - Whale shark tour: great tour with really nice, patient and knowledgeable guide Marru and captain Joel. Saw multiple sharks in the bay and swam with one up- close!
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Colleenk820
Dec 28, 2024
Christmas with Whale Sharks - We went swimming with whale sharks on Christmas morning. We had Isaac as our guide, Erick as our captain and Hamza arranged our trip. Hamza texted and called me the day before to ask if we could do the early time, 7am. This was fine with us! Our tour was over by 11am and we had plenty of time to do other things that day. We had a group of 6 people from all over the world! Isaac was very enthusiastic and helpful. We stopped 4 times to swim with the sharks. We were the only ones with the sharks 3 times. We got to see one vertical feeding and were given great videos of the action (GoPro videos, taken by Isaac). It was a fun experience. One for a lifetime! Our guide and captain were great and Hamza made scheduling easy.
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Jankv7996jx
Dec 26, 2024
Whale Shark Snorkeling - The view and experience were amazing. Captain and tour guide did an amazing job explaining how whale shark work and the general rules of the tour. Recommend for everyone, very easy going people didn't push you, the water was warm and was very easy to swim in and not exhausting at all. Honestly just had a great time with my 14 year old son.
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Scottwz1520lu
Jan 1, 2025
Family review - Boat crew were fine. But the organizer was giving the wrong time to meet so we were two hours early for the trip. He changed the time the morning of the trip, which obviously did not work well. They also said they would provide videos of the trip, but they do so on a platform which you have to pay to view the video. You also need to provide email and password which is suspicious
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